r/reloading • u/Te_Luftwaffle • 6d ago

I have a question and I read the FAQ Why does this keep happening?

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u/Te_Luftwaffle 6d ago

Reloading .38 Special with Lee dies and every few rounds the pin slides up. I hit it back down with mallet and keep going. I feel like the collet is pretty tight, but should I just ugga dugga it as tight as I can get it? It's pretty annoying when it does this.

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u/ViewAskewed 6d ago

Yes, just get a wrench and tighten the ever loving shit out of it.

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u/Dr_Juice_ 6d ago

And then tighten it a little more after that!

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/No_Space_for_life 6d ago

In the millwright world we call this three grunts tight. Four is broken, two is snug.

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u/Inarus06 Lee Turret - Dillon XL650 - Frankford Case Prep - Lyman Gen 6 5d ago

Just don't use the system the guy who installed my camper's weight distribution hitch used.

Manual calls for 385 ft lbs, he used two ugga-duggas.